Great place indeed. I wouldn't mind living in Beijing. Wish I could retire with the airline and land a job in Beijing for a three year or so contract with some company there. I liked going up to the stores where you had to kind of run a gauntlet of girls standing in front of their little partitians selling their things. They would ask you first to buy something, then they would start to raise their voice, then physically grab and pull on your clothing. It was funny as hell, I laughed watching them do this to everyone including teenagers tagging along with their parents. Some serious salespeople.